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nounHausschlüssel, der* * *noun (a small front-door key: She put her latchkey in the lock.) der Schlüssel für ein Schnappschloß* * *ˈlatch·keyn Schlüssel m, Haustorschlüssel m* * *['ltʃ"kiː]nHausschlüssel m* * *latchkey s1. Schlüssel m (für ein Schnappschloss)2. Haus-, Wohnungsschlüssel m:* * *nounHausschlüssel, derlatchkey child — (fig.) Schlüsselkind, das
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noun1) (bar) Riegel, der2) (spring-lock) Schnappschloss, das3)on the latch — (with lock not in use) nur eingeklinkt
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/120232/latch_on_to">latch on to* * *[læ ](a catch of wood or metal used to fasten a door etc: She lifted the latch and walked in.) das Schnappschloß- latchkey* * *[lætʃ]I. non the \latch door eingeklinkt2. ELEC elektronischer SchalterII. vithey didn't immediately \latch on to what was happening sie begriffen nicht sofort, was geschahshe \latched onto me sie hing sich wie eine Klette an michthe antibodies work by \latching onto proteins die Antikörper wirken, indem sie sich an die Proteine hängen▪ to \latch onto sth pass, ball etw übernehmenIII. vt▪ to \latch sth etw verriegeln* * *[ltʃ]1. nRiegel mto be on the latch — nicht verschlossen sein, nur eingeklinkt sein
2. vtverriegeln* * *latch [lætʃ]A s1. Schnäpper m, Schnappriegel m:on the latch (nur) eingeklinkt (Tür);off the latch angelehnt (Tür)2. Druck-, Schnappschloss n3. IT Signalspeicher mB v/t ein-, zuklinkenC v/i1. (sich) einklinken, einschnappenb) sich anschließen (dat),* * *noun1) (bar) Riegel, der2) (spring-lock) Schnappschloss, das3)on the latch — (with lock not in use) nur eingeklinkt
Phrasal Verbs:* * *(computers) n.Signalspeicher m. (door) n.Schnappriegel m. n.(§ pl.: latches)= Falle -n f.Klinke -n f.Riegel - m.Sperre -n f.
См. также в других словарях:
latchkey — also latch key, 1825, a key to draw back the latch of a door, from LATCH (Cf. latch) (n.) + KEY (Cf. key) (n.1). Latchkey child first recorded 1944, American English, in reference to children who come home from school while both parents are at… … Etymology dictionary
Latchkey — Latch key , n. A key used to raise, or throw back, the latch of a door, esp. a night latch. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
latchkey — ► NOUN (pl. latchkeys) ▪ a key of an outer door of a house … English terms dictionary
latchkey — [lach′kē΄] n. a key for drawing back or unfastening the latch of a door, esp. of an outer door, from the outside adj. [from the door key carried by such a child] designating, of, or having to do with a child or children who receive no supervision … English World dictionary
latchkey — UK [ˈlætʃˌkiː] / US [ˈlætʃˌkɪ] noun [countable] Word forms latchkey : singular latchkey plural latchkeys the key for opening the lock of an outer door from the outside … English dictionary
latchkey — 1. noun a) A key, especially to an outside door. b) A child who is given a key to the home and is expected to remain at home alone (without adult supervision until the parents return from work). 2. adjective Equipped with a key; generally in the… … Wiktionary
latchkey — latch|key [ˈlætʃki:] n 1.) a key that opens a lock on an outside door of a house or apartment 2.) latchkey kid old fashioned a child whose parents both work and who spends time alone in the house after school … Dictionary of contemporary English
latchkey — [[t]læ̱tʃkiː[/t]] also latch key ADJ: ADJ n (disapproval) If you refer to a child as a latchkey kid, you disapprove of the fact that they have to let themselves into their home when returning from school because their parents are out at work … English dictionary
latchkey — (of a child) arriving home to an empty house because neither parent is then available and specifically the mother is absent at work With implications of parental neglect: In a world of latchkey children, he said, children whose only… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
latchkey — noun (C) 1 a key that opens a lock on an outside door of a house or apartment 2 latchkey kid old fashioned a child whose parents both work and who spends time alone in the house after school … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
latchkey — n. (pl. eys) a key of an outer door. Phrases and idioms: latchkey child a child who is alone at home after school until a parent returns from work … Useful english dictionary